Great hotel. Very welcoming staff, clean rooms with great services: very good breakfast, rooftop with great view and bar service on the below floor, free parking close to the hotel (30m), free wifi. We were with 3 kids and the baby crib was available when we arrived. Near to restaurants and sights. I recommend!
Well located with walking distance of the old downtown Coimbra, reasonably decorated, but very very very noisy, it's on a main road and the is no good soundproofing on the windows; Rooftop bar with amazing views that I didn't use has there was no one to serve us....many people sat and waited for a service that never happened, bad...too expensive for what it offers.
We did not stay in the hotel, but we were allowed to store our luggage without additional costs for the day and use the toilet. They were very friendly, and the rooftop terrace has an incredible view over the city.
Excellent cost-benefit, this hotel is well located. near the center of the city and also near the main transportation axis (two minutes walking from the train station). It has good restaurant choices nearby and it is five minutes from the riverside. The terrace is excellent for an evening drink offering stunning views from the city.
Fabulous, friendly, genuine staff giving neighborly service. Never skipped a beat, as we say, and excellent sanitation & public health steps.
Reception 10 stars! Breakfast staff 10 stars! Rooftop deck/bar staff 10 stars! Modern designs and cozy, well-appointed 5th floor lounge. Rooftop deck and views are the best in the city, so you MUST stay at Hotel Oslo.
One morning of my 4 days woke up at 5am for a Schist villages tour, and out my 3rd floor window was a full view of Venus...so bright. On my last day they gave me a local beautiful cake! Such kindness in these times when we have to be so distant.
We selected this hotel for its price range and proximity to both the train station and the old city leading up to the university. It served our purposes well on both counts. We originally booked a “standard’ room, but the desk clerk suggested we consider an upgrade to “superior” and provided us the keys to one room of each. Even by European standards, the standard room looked very small to us; we found the superior room to be far more comfortable. While we we not provided a free upgrade, we agreed to pay the additional €25 per night that was offered; on their web site, the difference is €45/night, so I was okay with splitting the difference-- and it still came in under €100 in early March. All in all, an excellent value. The upper floor superior rooms offer wonderful views toward the university, and since the street in front is busy, I suspect it was quieter up top.
The staff was professional at all times, and their assistance with directions and for obtaining tickets to a Coimbra Fado show was very helpful. The Oslo is located in an area that is hardly fashionable, although safely is not an issue. You must walk a few minutes to reach desirable shopping, dining or sightseeing areas, but we had no trouble doing so, and for our purposes, the Hotel Oslo worked quite well. We would happily stay there again.
